The Value of UK HE Staff Public Engagement

Viewforth Consulting have conducted an analysis "An Elephant in the Room: The hidden economic value of public engagement and knowledge exchange in UK universities" 

The analysis draws on survey data of staff across different UK universities to estimate the ‘hidden’ economic value.

Results suggest that, for the UK as a whole in 2017, the shadow economic value of this activity was £3.2 billion and the work effort was equivalent to 24,493 full time equivalent qualified jobs. Report available here